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Peter Tontonoz

University of California, Los Angeles ORCID

361

Works

57,906

Citations

106

h-index

232

i10-index

Research Topics

Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

Affiliations

Northwestern University2011–2011

University of Nebraska–Lincoln2014–2014

Scripps Research Institute2007–2007

Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation2003–2007

Brigham and Women's Hospital1997–1997

Top Works

Stimulation of adipogenesis in fibroblasts by PPARγ2, a lipid-activated transcription factor

Peter Tontonoz,Erding Hu,et al.

19943,520 citations

Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases

Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism

15-Deoxy-Δ12,14-Prostaglandin J2 is a ligand for the adipocyte determination factor PPARγ

Barry M. Forman,Peter Tontonoz,et al.

19952,850 citations

mPPAR gamma 2: tissue-specific regulator of an adipocyte enhancer.

Peter Tontonoz,E Hu,et al.

19942,175 citations

Fat and Beyond: The Diverse Biology of PPARγ

Peter Tontonoz,Bruce M. Spiegelman

20082,030 citations

Oxidized LDL Regulates Macrophage Gene Expression through Ligand Activation of PPARγ

László Nagy,Peter Tontonoz,et al.

19981,858 citations

PPARγ Promotes Monocyte/Macrophage Differentiation and Uptake of Oxidized LDL

Peter Tontonoz,László Nagy,et al.

19981,804 citations

A PPARγ-LXR-ABCA1 Pathway in Macrophages Is Involved in Cholesterol Efflux and Atherogenesis

Ajay Chawla,William A. Boisvert,et al.

20011,326 citations

Reciprocal regulation of inflammation and lipid metabolism by liver X receptors

Sean B. Joseph,Antonio Castrillo,et al.

20031,133 citations

PPAR-γ dependent and independent effects on macrophage-gene expression in lipid metabolism and inflammation

Ajay Chawla,Yaacov Barak,et al.

20011,068 citations